down the street

idiom

: some distance away on the same street

our neighbor down the street

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Strong winds were pushing embers down the street and smoke choked the air. —

Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025 Responding officers recovered surveillance footage of the would-be rapist walking down the street, looking over his shoulder, at around the time the attack took place. —

Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2025 Just down the street at The Landmark, Tiffany & Co.’s flagship and largest store globally, played host to multiple brands, serving as the centerpiece for the event over two days. —

Thomas Waller, WWD, 24 Jan. 2025 The hotel is located at 495 West San Carlos St., just a few blocks from the San Jose Convention Center and down the street from SAP Center, where Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivered a keynote address for the 2024 conference. —

George Avalos, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for down the street

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